[lbo-talk] Moby - nerd, wuss, or dick?

John Thornton jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net
Thu Feb 28 18:20:09 PST 2008


BklynMagus wrote:
>> Okay, why? How does one separate form from content?
>>
>
>
> That post was very tongue in cheek on my part and I guess that was far
> less obvious than I thought it was.
>
> I have no idea where the line between what is and isn't acceptable
> lies because there isn't one.
>
> Of course you can be incensed about Mather's gay bashing and of course
> you can be incensed that someone else excuses it as art.
> Art is subjective.
>
> I don't find his crap artistic, it's just crap. Yes, I've listened to
> his crap more than once just in case you're wondering.
>
> The point behind the Obama statement was that in a stupid song on
> Youtube Obama comes out in favor of manifest destiny and when I
> pointed out this was offensive to the millions of people slaughtered
> because of that idea I was told that in spite of the hate rhetoric
> behind the idea it was great, slick propaganda and that I SHOULD be
> able to appreciate it for that.
> Fuck that. It's hate speech and I there is nothing to appreciate about
> that regardless of how well it is done.
>
> The suggestion has been made that I am missing something because I
> refuse to see the "art" behind hate speech just as you have been told
> "it's just a performance" when Mather's blathers on with his gay
> bashing, the suggestion being that you are unable to appreciate the
> underlying art for some reason. Usually a failing to be able to see
> objectively or some such shit.
>
> Being able to enjoy slick hate speech as art is generally a matter of
> white privilege or for those who have internalized those values.
> I'd be happy to hear opinions to the contrary.
>
> I do not separate form from content and I won't tell those who do that
> they are incorrect, only that it is incorrect for me and not because
> of any failure of imagination or intellect or whatever. I do wish they
> would return the favor and not tell me I am incorrect when I do not
> see the world through their lens, however, more often than not, that
> isn't what happens.
>
> John Thornton
>



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